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INTELECTUAL PROPERTY

PATENTS

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A patent for an invention grants property rights of that invention

to the inventor. It is issued by the Patent and Trademark Office.

A patent gives the inventor the exclusive privilege of using a

certain process or of making, using, and selling a specific product

or device for a specified period of time.

The term of a new patent is 20 years from the date on which the

application for the patent was filed in the United States.

WHAT IS A PATENT FOR AN INVENTION?

http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/patents_faq.html

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The first step in securing a patent is the filing of a patent application.

The patent application generally contains the title of the invention, as

well as an indication of its technical field; it must include the

background and a description of the invention, in clear language and

enough detail that an individual with an average understanding of the

field could use or reproduce the invention.

Such descriptions are usually accompanied by visual materials such

as drawings, plans, or diagrams to better describe the invention.

SECURING A PATENT

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The application also contains various claims, that is, information which

determines the extent of protection granted by the patent.

Claims are attributes of novelty of the item for which a patent is sought.

Claims define the boundaries of patent protection.

PATENT CLAIMS

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After you publish, present or otherwise publicly disclose your invention, you

have one year from the first disclosure date to file a U.S. patent. After this

anniversary has passed, you lose all U.S. patent rights.

Prior art is relevant past technology that may be considered by the patent

office in evaluating novelty and non-obviousness.

If a patent application is filed in the U.S., anything that has been published,

used in public, offered for sale or sold by anyone before the inventor(s)

made the invention, or more than one year before the application is filed,

becomes a part of the prior art for that application. The inventor's own

publications made within a year prior to the filing of the patent application

do not prevent the inventor from obtaining a U.S. patent.

WHEN TO FILE A PATENT APPLICATION?

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Typically, the cost of preparing (filing) a U.S. patent will be between

$6,000 to $10,000 depending on the complexity of the application.

Prosecution of the application (the process of shepherding the application

thru various stages of the patent review process prior to issuance) will

increase the total cost somewhere between $13,000 to $25,000.

Foreign patents can be very expensive, often in excess of $100,000 for

filing, depending on the country.

WHAT DOES IT COST TO PATENT?

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Patent applications may take anywhere from a few months to a few years.

It is very common for an application to take at least two years to issue.

International patent application must separate for each country or region

and also take long time

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A PATENT TO ISSUE?

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1. Preliminary search of existing patents: check library, internet e.g.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/

2. Finding the agent (should be a patent lawyer also specialized in the

field of invention)

3. Lawyer conducts full search of existing patents

4. Filing a patent application which should contain:

• a clear and complete description of the invention and its usefulness;

• claims which define the boundaries of patent protection.

STEPS TOWARDS PATENT PROTECTION

strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/ cipo/patents/pat_gd_protect-e.html

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SOFT OBSTETRIC FORCEPS

http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=1998011835

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SOFT OBSTETRIC FORCEPS

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SOFT OBSTETRIC FORCEPS

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SOFT OBSTETRIC FORCEPS CLAIMS

The specific attributes of novelty of the item for

which a patent is sought are called claims.

• Built -in safety factor

• Low, medium and high stiffness as needed,

depending on the material used

• Disposable (no sterilization required)

• Optional serrations on the inside of blades

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http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5938666.html

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